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<H1>-w (set Working directory) switch</H1>

<P>Sets the working directory for the temporary base archive. By
default, 7-Zip builds a new base archive file in the same directory as the
old base archive file. By specifying this switch, you can set the
working directory where the temporary base archive file will be built.
After the temporary base archive file is built, it is copied over the
original archive; then, the temporary file is deleted.</P>

<H4>Syntax</H4>

<PRE class="syntax">
-w[<A class="parameter" href="#dir_path">{dir_path}</A>]
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  <DT><A name="dir_path"></A>{dir_path}</DT>
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    <P>Specifies the destination directory path. It's not required that
      a path end with a backslash.</P>
    <P>If &lt;dir_path> is not assigned, then 7-Zip will use the Windows temporary directory.</P>
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<H4>Example</H4>

<PRE class="example">
7z a -tzip archive.zip *.cpp -wc:\temp
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<P>adds <SPAN class="filename">*.cpp</SPAN> files to the
<SPAN class="filename">archive.zip</SPAN> archive, creating a temporary archive
in <SPAN class="filename">c:\temp</SPAN> folder.</P>

<H4>Commands that can be used with this switch</H4>

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  <A href="../commands/add.htm">a (Add)</A>,
  <A href="../commands/delete.htm">d (Delete)</A>,
  <A href="../commands/rename.htm">rn (Rename)</A>,
  <A href="../commands/update.htm">u (Update)</A>,
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